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Icarus (2023) Sculpture by Andreas Loeschner-Gornau
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Sculpture,
Ceramics
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Stone
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Terra cotta
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Clay
on Other substrate
- Dimensions Height 11in, Width 3.2in / 1.01 kg
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Fit for outdoor? Yes, This artwork can be displayed outdoor
- Categories Sculptures under $5,000 Expressionism Airplane
Steinzeug - Brenntemperatur 1260 glasiert - wetterfest / Außenraum tauglich
Technology and material:
Stoneware glazed - Weatherproof / suitable for outdoor use
Motiv / Thema:
Ikarus' Vater Dädalus, ein sehr talentierter athenischer Handwerker, baute für König Minos von Kreta in der Nähe seines Palastes in Knossos ein Labyrinth, um den Minotaurus einzusperren, ein Monster, halb Mensch, halb Stier, geboren aus seiner Frau und dem kretischen Stier. Minos sperrte Daedalus selbst in das Labyrinth ein, weil er Minos' Tochter Ariadne eine Schlaufe (oder einen Fadenknäuel) gab, um Theseus zu helfen, aus dem Labyrinth zu entkommen und den Minotaurus zu besiegen.
Dädalus fertigte für sich und seinen Sohn zwei Flügelpaare aus Bienenwachs und Federn an. Bevor er versuchte, von der Insel zu fliehen, warnte er seinen Sohn, nicht zu nah an der Sonne und nicht zu nah am Meer zu fliegen, sondern seinem Flugweg zu folgen. Während des Fluges von Schwindel überwältigt, gehorchte Ikarus seinem Vater nicht und schwebte in den Himmel. Er kam der Sonne zu nahe, und die Hitze schmolz das Bienenwachs, das seine Federn zusammenhielt. Eine Feder nach der anderen fiel wie Schneeflocken. Ikarus schlug mit seinen "Flügeln". Aber er merkte, dass er keine Federn mehr hatte und mit den bloßen Armen flatterte. Dann stürzte er ins Meer und ertrank. Dädalus weinte um seinen Sohn und nannte das nächstgelegene Land Icaria (eine Insel südwestlich von Samos) in Erinnerung an ihn. Heute trägt der angebliche Ort seiner Beerdigung auf der Insel seinen Namen, und das Meer in der Nähe von Ikaria, in dem er ertrank, wird das Ikarische Meer genannt. Mit großem Kummer ging Daedalus zum Tempel des Apollo in Sizilien und hängte seine eigenen Flügel als Opfergabe auf, um nie wieder zu versuchen zu fliegen. Laut Scholia über Euripides gestaltete sich Ikarus größer als Helios, die Sonne selbst, und der Gott bestrafte ihn, indem er seine mächtigen Strahlen auf ihn richtete und das Bienenwachs schmolz. Später war es Helios, der das Ikarische Meer nach Ikarus benannte.
Motif / Theme:
Icarus's father Daedalus, a very talented Athenian craftsman, built a labyrinth for King Minos of Crete near his palace at Knossos to imprison the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull monster born of his wife and the Cretan bull. Minos imprisoned Daedalus himself in the labyrinth because he gave Minos's daughter, Ariadne, a clew (or ball of string) in order to help Theseus escape the labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur.
Daedalus fashioned two pairs of wings out of beeswax and feathers for himself and his son. Before trying to escape the island, he warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, nor too close to the sea, but to follow his path of flight. Overcome by giddiness while flying, Icarus disobeyed his father and soared into the sky. He came too close to the sun, and the heat melted the beeswax holding his feathers together. One by one, Icarus's feathers fell like snowflakes. Icarus was flapping his "wings". But he realized that he had no feathers left and that he was flapping his bare arms. Then he fell into the sea and drowned. Daedalus wept for his son and called the nearest land Icaria (an island southwest of Samos) in memory of him. Today, the supposed site of his burial on the island bears his name, and the sea near Icaria in which he drowned is called the Icarian Sea. With much grief, Daedalus went to the temple of Apollo in Sicily, and hung up his own wings as an offering to never attempt to fly again. According to scholia on Euripides, Icarus fashioned himself greater than Helios, the Sun himself, and the god punished him by directing his powerful rays at him, melting the beeswax. Afterwards, it was Helios who named the Icarian Sea after Icarus.
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1988 Student at the Bauhaus Dessau1989 Exmatriculation due to political activities against the GDR regime1998 Rehabilitation and diploma in fine arts at the University of Art and Design / Burg Giebichenstein in Halle1988-2003 Freelance work as an artist in Halle2001-2002 Freelance work on media art Projects on behalf of Volkswagen AG / accompanying the market launch of the Phaeton and Passat W8 cars (all international automobile fairs and Autostadt Wolfsburg) 2001-2002 freelance work on behalf of the University of Magdeburg, Faculty of Neuropsychology (IM Team Neurox) - biological parameters (read from the brain ) were implemented for control in 3D worlds. My tasks were the development (+ programming) of the virtual worlds, as well as the development of the Gestalt psychology concept. The developed software and hardware were included for the rehabilitation of patients. The project was awarded the Innovation Prize for Medical Technology by the Federal Ministry of Research.2003-2012 freelance artistic work in Cebu City / Philippines2005-2010 teaching position (visiting professor) at the University of the Philippines, in Cebu City, for fine arts and design.2007-2012 freelance Design development on behalf of Filipino export companies for the American, Japanese and Australian markets. 2017 freelance work as an artist in Erkelenz. Freelance work as an artist in Weimar since 2019 ....
Art in collections:
Art collection of the Nord/LB Hannover
Mungyeong Tea Bowl Museum South Korea
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Art collection of the State Gallery Moritzburg Halle
Art collection of the state of Saxony-Anhalt
GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig
Collection of the Artothek at the Bonner Kunstverein
Collection "Videor Art"
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numerous international private collections
Publications:
1990 art magazine Art1990+2002 Kunstforum International2000 'The Ir- Real of the Real'University of Georgia / The Georgia Museum of Art Athens / USA1995 'Eyes on the City' Sao Paulo /Brazil2008 Monument Magazine', Architecture and design /Australia2008 'POL Oxygen' Art, Design,Architecture magazine / Australia1993 'The Future Of The Memory' Progetto Civitilla / Italy2001 'Don't talk with your mouth full!' Kunstverlag Nürnberg2000 “XXVII Fidem 2000 Art Medal In Germany Berlin ...
numerous international solo exhibitions
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- Nationality: GERMANY
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary German Artists